The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-12
REUNION B d I SCHEME N. E /! J.
SUGGESTIONS TX THE pHorLE
How the City may DO Made Attractive TO,
the Thousands Of Visitors Handsome
Deeorations-The Reception Commit. 4
tee organixes-Ali the Talk. X

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Decorations--The Reception Commit.
K. tee organires-Ali the Talk.
Tho subject Of decorations, public and
private, for the Big Reunion. Is bcco ming
an absorbing topic. The Committee on
Decorations has done its part and done Il
vol. Besides tho numerous arches,
atreamers and notices prepared, q novel
sort Of decoration will be employed freely.
These are two revolving circles OF gas pipe
on one stand Pipe. The circles are per.
forated with email holeH at frequent inter.
walls, from which email jets flame Is the
circles rcyolve In opposite directions, and
the stand pipe Is SO perforated that at
intervals these jets flare up 80 that those
from tho two circles unite and make
big blazs. NJ.
A very striking and effective decoration
can be made by individuals. by construct.
ing arches on the curb In trent Of their
places Of business OF gas pipe perforated
for email jets either with or without
coloIed globes. Several adjoining firms
can make succession OF such arches
which would attract much attention. Or
such arches can be placed on the oor1ics
above the frat story srching up to the top
Of the second. The same sort OF arches
from the house to the curb over the side
walk are pretty. Z .I s.. <
The following suggestions were picked
up about town yesterday by reporters: y
j. r. Cowden: "rhe suspension bridge
could be made one of the most notable
features Of the week by little expenae
Tor decorations-a perfect beauty l.,
Capt. Barney Shanley:t ~ unders!and
that on one day OF the Reunion we are
to have parade Of the different uniformed
organizations -; the III knights (, Templar,
knights OF Pythias, Knights Of ST. George
and St. John, Knights Of the G elden
Eagle, Patriarchate Of G. 100. F. and
all the rest. I think that will make a
very fine display" Thia is to be In con.
junction with the Trades Display. 2s5
Charles E. anKeuran: "Ciet different
colored glass globes for the incsndescent
electric lights, and use them by the hun.
bred. 1t makes the prettiest illumination
you ever saw. They had them in Mime.
apolis when ] was there. Then they; had
seven squares OF arches Of gas-pipe, with
different colored globes over the lets"
John E. Days" There ATE lois OF, flag.
STATS in The city that hsge never fly FROM.
Every pole ought to have nice flag all
the time Of tho reunion. Nothing is prst.
tier than the stars and stripes flying on the
breeze" .i .H,l L. B ssf,l:}t
Prof. @. A. schaefer: II remember a
handsome decoration at Buffalo in 1873.
! The big State arsenal there had lines OF
large Japanese lanterns strung from the
top oyer the main entrance to the two cor.
ners Of the large grounds in front. A
similar ides could be carried out at the
Public Building here. 3. ;.
City Clerk Frank Bowers: "Aboat all
| tho resources the city has are the old haga
bought IN 70. Ii they were washed they
would not be 80 bad. A great show could
be aud ought to be made OIL the west front
there. Several lights on the Paxton
fountain would look we'll. The Electrical
Company ought to attend to that" 81
J. K. Hall: "The national campaign is
next year, when everybody will want
flags and bunting anyhow, and money
spent for that purpose now will not be
wasted. g ss.s NJ
Ed L. Rose: "We will decorate the store
the best We know how, and maybe have a
wagon or two in The rradea Display, but
am too busy to think uf anything else"
William N. Dunlap, Esq., OF Liberty
dlatrict: Every body out our way ia talk
ing Reunion. Il the weather gets tfihe
cooler the whole county will DO here" y.
Secretary Rutter, of the Elm Grove:
'The Elm Grove office hasn't much room
for decoration, but we'll have to use bunt-
ing and flags Us freely as we can" ,SE;st-2
| Deputy CLERK Walton, Of the Circuit
Court: "This Court House end Of the
Public Building is going to be handsomely
and profusely decorated. The Committee
on Court House and Jail has power to act.
do not know how the city will do, but It
ought 10 be:uniform. d special meeting
Of Council could be held and q special
committee appointed and funds sppro.
p1iased, and the two ends ought to be de-
corated in harmony. Lanterna strung
from the west central gable To-, the court
room and Council chamber would look
pretty" z r. ~. ,'ssis
Editor J. W. Barnes, OF Middlebourne..
Tyler county: There is lots Of Reunion
talk down our way. Hundreds OF old sol.
diers are coming up from Tyler county.
don't believe you people here know the
magnitude that affair 10 going to have"
a prominent member OF the Lincoln
Club: a"Guess we'll have to get out our big
gas star and suspend it over tho street
again. )" That star will depend from one
OF the gas arches. 5ls e, a.
A painter said: {,""More business houses
and residences are being painted Just now
than ever before. Everybody ought to
brighten up and make the town look her
best" i li.. + rs s a., jsll (
Another suggestion: Put Inns Of little
gas Jets along each side OF the Suspension
bridge. Say, maybe that wouldn't make
a great show r. s. v ~ &
Said Seventh warder: O. No more el-
iectlve display could be desired than the
proluse illumination OF Water street from
Fourteenth to Eleventh. ~
For the City Dads: Put stand pipe
up, at the City Crematory and turn the
natural gas from the supply pipe into it
aAo i1sat ~ ~ u!Hut. II WILL ug0t up the
whole Second ward" -. no Z, y
A quelry:"How would a huge bonfire
on Chapline hill do ?" ,.58iS5t57
A Big Scheme: Stretch a gas pipe
about ten feet high along each side Of
Market street from the creek to Eleventh
street, with a small jet burning ever foot
or 30. 81. g ;s5i 4
ga Good idea: Everybody write TO all
come" X! Z n, :: Al 7 5s
William Richardson, Of the Opera
House: ~ am going to make the Opera
House front a beauty, and put the cal.
cium light on top OF the lobby roof. II l
can work it l will show the people some
shadow pictures one night or so.h s.
Squire George Arkle "Take that whole
business there on. the corner-the Reilly
block and thu Onera Honse Rv cnncart